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Frank V.4's avatar
Frank V.4
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

My Folder is Empty, yet it says it's full.

 I have absolutely NOTHING in my folder, yet it says it's full whenever I try to drag something to it. I have the basic version.  I share with someone who has the 1TB program and he has A LOT of st...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    9 years ago

    He hasn't connected you to his Dropbox - as thats not possible. He has shared you a folder exactly as Richard said. And that uses your quota. You get 0 benefit from him being a Pro user. 

    So if you are SHARING his folder then it uses your quota. 

    And as syncing stops as soon as you go over your limit it is possible you may not see anything in your Dropbox if it went over sharply 

    See www.dropbox.com/account to see where your space is being used

Richard P.'s avatar
Richard P.
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9 years ago

You arent sharing his account or any of the benefits he receives through upgrading that account - the shared folder exists in your account, and that is where you are uploading to, so your accounts limits come into effect.

You dont get to share someone elses space.

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